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...Before he put on a Harvard uniform, Cohen rewrote the Long Island high school record books. In the lacrosse hotbed, he scored a record 260 goals and was a two-time All-American. With these accomplishments preceding him, Cohen entered his first season with lofty expectations...
...round of the 2009 NCAA tournament, 3-2, to nab the title.But Harvard couldn’t maintain its preseason momentum, as the team split with perennial basement-dweller Columbia in its Ivy opener. Though the Crimson bounced back with back-to-back doubleheader wins against Penn and Rhode Island the next week, the team struggled to maintain consistency as the regular season wore on. “In general, it’s great to see that we were able to beat every team in the league at least once,” Vertovez said. “This...
...which he meant that Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, will need his rest. On Saturday, he'll face off with Argentine model Nacho Figueras at the Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic on Governor's Island to raise funds for Sentebale, the charity he set up in 2006 to benefit vulnerable children in Lesotho. Sentebale, which supports numerous orphanages and educates people about HIV/AIDS, could use the boost. Income from donations plummeted 84% during the last financial year. (See pictures of Africa's AIDS crisis...
...also a good p.r. move. In recent weeks Britain's Parliament has been engulfed in scandal after a national newspaper revealed that scores of parliamentarians used taxpayer money to cover personal expenses - including a $48,000 gardening bill that included maintenance of a floating "duck island." (See the top 10 most outrageous U.K. expense claims...
...None of the people of Christchurch would be surprised to learn of Ellis' green fingers. The South Island's largest city is obsessive about greenery, famed for its meticulously manicured greenswards - many of them rose gardens in the English style - and fully deserving of its "Garden City" tagline. Edwardian punts float down the peaceful, winding river Avon, while helmeted sightseers glide past on futuristic Segway transporters. This combination of the genteel and the modern is typical of the place, which offers plenty of artistic, culinary and recreational opportunities against a panoramic backdrop of ocean, peaks and plains. "Christchurch...